Timothy B. Schmit

There is a song called 'I Refuse,' and I get a bit scolding, I suppose, in a way. But it all comes back to elements of hope, and in the case of that song, it's basically, 'Okay, you're trying to suck me into this world of negativity, and I'm not going to go there. I'm going to live my own life.

American Musician

Barun Sobti

People are usually scared of me because of the arrogant character I play. They stare at me with fear that I might just scold them and often run away from me.

Indian Actor

Pearl S. Buck

Some are kissing mothers and some are scolding mothers, but it is love just the same, and most mothers kiss and scold together.

American Novelist

Joel Edgerton

I grew up being taught, 'Do unto others as they would do unto you.' I would get scolded for not being polite.

Australian Actor

Don Kardong

Coaches know that a parent publicly scolding his kid after a race will not help the athlete perform better.

American Athlete

Gary Payton

It's always going to have an effect when your father comes up and scolds you in front of a lot of people.

Charley Pride

Fans will praise you, scold you, and offer helpful advice. Fans will also defend you.

Jisshu Sengupta

Both my daughters scold me. I am the youngest in my family.

Mason Cooley

Women encourage men to be childish, then scold them.

American Writer

William Cowper

No one was ever scolded out of their sins.

English Poet

Scold implies a strong emotional response and is more intense than simply telling off.

Emotional Intensity

Usually an authority figure like a parent or teacher scolds someone who is younger or lower in status.

Authority Figure

Scold often follows a specific misdeed or mistake rather than general behavior.

Specific Misdeed

Using 'scold' as a noun for a person is outdated, it may offend if used to describe someone today.

Archaic Usage

The noun form of 'scold' can stereotype women as nagging, which is an outdated and sexist view.

Negative Stereotype

Today, 'scold' as a noun might be found in literature to convey a certain era or character type.

Literary Use

 Trees to help you breathe but don't seem to be mindful that other creatures need ya cause they live here beside you A Mother's Nature make sure that you fit for survival Like finish your greens Eat less than your eyes do Take the trash out be disciplined and recycle Seasons getting heated scolding y'all will be frightful

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 through other patches of force and shrubs and then hunt kangaroo and so for me it was like oh you know most of the time we tell kids not to play with matches and we kind of scold them and smokey the bear says be careful of fire but we need to teach our kids to respect it frank thinks kids need to start off with that

This Indigenous Practice...

 but what we really need is a moral operating system. What's a moral operating system? We all know right and wrong, right? You feel good when you do something right, you feel bad when you do something wrong. Our parents teach us praise with the good, scold with the bad.

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 bringing up suggestions to the doctors because of the fear of questioning authority. Amy helped improve medical teams to make nurses more comfortable bringing up suggestions to the doctors for patient treatment without the fear of being scolded or demeaned.

Nadya Bartol: Better...

 and then the voice of shame scolding me, "You are a grown woman, stop crying over a job." I went through this process for years of accepting the failure as my own and then feeling deep shame that I couldn't overcome the obstacles.

America Ferrera: My...

 like this amy is never really with us amy is always somewhere else or she is a chronic daydreamer like it was a contagious medical condition so essentially I was getting A's but I was scolded for how I arrived at them and I

Daydreaming: The bridge...

 So over the years, we started going into other things. We'd say, why do we have to scold the kids and say, sit down and come here and do that, and so forth. We said, let's get the kids to do something we call a circle,

Ricardo Semler: Radical...

 It was run by the great and powerful parents, and the people were helpless and hopeless naughty children. If any of the more rowdier children questioned the authority of the parents, they were scolded.

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 otherwise they'll know you're there. And, just because you start off invisible, doesn't mean you'll stay that way. What if someone accidentally spills scolding hot coffee on you? And what if it rains?

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 The older wolves seem to scold her for her antics.

Scold

To criticize someone angrily for doing something wrong.

Often appears as...

A woman who constantly criticizes and nags.

Often appears as...

Usage tips

Emotional Intensity

Authority Figure

Specific Misdeed

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